[UG Diplomat] Kampala -- Uganda and the European Union have marked five decades of partnership with the launch of a special photo exhibition highlighting the lives and work of 12 Ugandans whose experiences reflect the breadth of EU-Uganda cooperation.
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has made strides in integrating immigrants into local communities. The country is home to an estimated 2.4 million to 3.1 million foreign-born residents. This represents roughly 4% to 5.1% of the total population.
[RootsToFoods Capital Series] In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview opening Wave 2 of the series, Randall Kempner -- Executive Director of the Climate Philanthropy Catalyst Coalition and founding executive director of the Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs -- argues that philanthropy is a distinct category of capital built to move first, with its highest-leverage ground overlapping the Amazon and the Congo Basin.
[Premium Times] The delegation from DR Congo arrived in Nigeria on Monday to understudy the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board's acclaimed local content framework for the oil and gas industry.
[Nyasa Times] Malawi is being denied the chance to fight back against climate change because a staggering 24 percent of the national budget is being swallowed up by debt repayments, campaigners have warned.
[Premium Times] Edu Inam was among nine women scientists and engineers selected from 156 applications across 61 countries for the inaugural prize, according to a statement by the Schlumberger Foundation.
[The Conversation Africa] In a waterfront settlement in Lagos, Nigeria, I watched from the shoreline as two men worked a stretch of lagoon from their canoe. One held the boat steady. The other dived underwater a few metres, then surfaced with a bucket full of sand, emptied it into the canoe, and went under again for more. They did this for hours, collecting as much sand as the canoe could hold without sinking before returning to shore.
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[The Conversation Africa] In the hills of north-west Morocco, overlooking the river that gives the site its name, research at Oued Beht is bringing to light a previously unknown chapter of the region's past. The discovery of a substantial built structure suggests that, during the second millennium BC, communities in north-west Africa were actively shaping their environment. They were also engaging in broader networks of interaction across the Mediterranean world.
[The Conversation Africa] More than 5,000 years ago, a royal woman called Meretneith (also written as Merneith), lived in ancient Egypt. She was possibly the daughter of Djer, the third king of the First Dynasty, a period when the first kings ruled over a unified Egypt.
[RFI] African states invest around $500 million in space programmes annually, a figure expected to reach around $40 billion by 2030. With a number of initiatives already in place, the continent is seeking a seat at the table when it comes to international decisions on space exploration and equal access to the development of technology.
[The Conversation Africa] Across Africa, people are restoring and managing mangroves, grazing lands and urban green areas in the face of increasing threats from climate change. Increasingly they make decisions based on climate-related information supplied by governments, funders and researchers.
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has spoken about the rapid evolution of the space economy driven by lower costs and new technologies, and how Africa intends to be a full participant.
[UN News] The head of the UN's climate body has warned that treating global warming as a partisan issue is dangerously out of step with reality, as he set out a stark account of the economic toll climate change is already inflicting on Europe.
[The Conversation Africa] The southern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is known as the Copperbelt because of its rich deposits of copper and other minerals.
[Capital FM] New York -- Climate hazards disrupted schooling for more than 171 million students globally in 2025, or about one in 10 children of pre-primary to upper-secondary age, according to a new UNICEF analysis.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- An estimated 1.9 million Kenyan students experienced climate-related disruption to their schooling in 2025, with drought identified as the major hazard in a new UNICEF report released of Thursday.
[Unicef] New York -- Storms, floods, and heatwaves most common climate hazards causing school closures, class suspensions, and other education interruptions
[ANGOP] Luanda -- A new oil well has been discovered in Block 15, located in Angola's Lower Congo Basin, the Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas announced on Wednesday in Luanda.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Every US$1 invested in tackling climate change and air pollution together could generate about US$15 in economic benefits, a new United Nations assessment has found, strengthening the case for governments and investors to treat environmental action as an economic investment rather than a cost.
A strong El Niño may be forming, and analysts at the Institute for Security Studies say Africa should treat it as a push. Their argument is that the continent needs to speed up its move from fossil fuels to an energy mix dominated by renewables. Europe's punishing heatwave shows what a warming climate can do even to a wealthy region with resources. The warning is that Africa, with fewer buffers, cannot afford to wait.
[The Conversation Africa] Over the past 50,000 years, many of the world's large mammals have gone extinct. Until recent decades, all we knew about them came from fossils. Now, analysis of ancient DNA is adding to the picture.
African countries receive only 23 percent of the climate finance they need, and they pay too much for what does arrive. Their commitments to cut emissions and protect populations from worsening climate impacts fall under the Paris Agreement, the 2015 treaty aimed at limiting global warming. The funding gap and high costs make those pledges considerably harder to meet.
[Bird Story Agency] As rainfall becomes less predictable, researchers are developing improved seed, testing more efficient irrigation and using digital tools to track water losses. Getting these solutions to farmers could protect harvests and provide Ethiopia's textile factories with more locally grown fibre.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's digital future relies heavily on home-grown research, youth training, and local tech development, according to the country's Telecommunications and Media minister, Mario de Oliveira.
[New Times] The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has launched a $200 million blended finance facility to expand climate adaptation financing for farmers in Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
[New Times] Amani Karwa, a maize farmer from Gatsibo District, recalls selling his harvest at giveaway prices after buyers rejected it because of aflatoxin contamination.
Rwandan authorities are urging farmers to adopt conservation agriculture on 100,000 hectares for the 2027A season. This comes as the country prepares for heavy rains linked to El Niño. The practice aims to protect soil and reduce erosion during intense rainfall. The initiative is part of broader efforts to adapt to climate variability.